# HI.II.E — Flight Controls — Flight Instructor Rotorcraft ACS

> HI.II.E from FAA-S-ACS-29, including the official objective, references, notes, and 8 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-29
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Rotorcraft
- Certificate or rating: Flight Instructor
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation II. Technical Subject Areas
- Task: Task E. Flight Controls
- Task code prefix: HI.II.E
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-4, FAA-H-8083-9, FAA-H-8083-21, FAA-H-8083-25; POH/RFM
- FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs

## Official Task objective

To determine the applicant understands the flight controls on the helicopter provided for the flight test, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.

## Knowledge elements

- **HI.II.E.K1** — Cyclic.
- **HI.II.E.K2** — Collective.
- **HI.II.E.K3** — Antitorque pedals.
- **HI.II.E.K4** — Throttle and governor, if equipped.

## Risk management elements

- **HI.II.E.R1** — Use of flight controls.
- **HI.II.E.R2** — Uncoordinated flight.
- **HI.II.E.R3** — Flight control inputs when operating too close to the ground or other obstructions.

## Skills elements

- **HI.II.E.S1** — Operate the flight controls.

## Difficulty methodology

Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. Observed difficulty is a privacy-thresholded check-ride.ai mock-oral practice proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate. Underlying sample sizes and the private reporting threshold are not published.

## Use in practice

A mock examiner can ask a pilot to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport context, identify risks, and defend a decision. Practice prompts are not represented as actual FAA examiner scripts or predictions of the questions a candidate will receive.